Dr Florence Ntsiful
About me
Dr Florence Ntsiful is a goal-oriented occupational health and safety academic who is passionate about women rising above the status quo. She aspires to be a distinguished academic in ergonomics and occupational hygiene and is therefore committed to conducting impactful, problem-solving research that addresses ergonomics and occupational hygiene issues in Africa's extractive metal industry.
Dr Florence Ntsiful is a young academic with over 5 years of experience in teaching and research. She has a BSc in Environmental and Safety Engineering and a PhD in Occupational Health and Safety from the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Ghana. As a recipient of the Ghana Chamber of Mines Tertiary Education Fund, she continues to raise awareness on whole-body vibration as a prevalent occupational hazard that warrants regulatory attention in the Ghanaian Mining Industry.
Dr Florence Ntsiful's career is marked by her contribution to national volunteering work, serving as the administrator for the Disaster and Emergency Management Hub, where she raises awareness on the need to improve workplace health and safety conditions. Dr Ntsiful is passionate about empowering women to rise above the status quo and is committed to conducting impactful problem-solving research that addresses ergonomics and occupational hygiene issues in Africa's extractive metal industry. She is a member of Women in Mining, Ghana, and an Executive of Ladies in Mining and Allied Professions in Ghana.
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Ntsiful, F. and Stemn, E., 2023. Whole-body vibration in the mining industry: a systematic review of assessment methods. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 40(1), pp.191-210.
Stemn, E., Ntsiful, F., Azadah, M.A. and Joe-Asare, T., 2020. Incident causal factors and the reasons for conducting investigations: a study of five ghanaian large-scale mines. Safety, 6(1), p.9.
Fosu, S., Owusu, C., Ntsiful, F. and Ackah, K., 2020. Determining acid and metalliferous drainage potential of waste rock on a mine. Ghana Mining Journal, 20(2), pp.49-59.